pouch

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noun

ˈpau̇ch 

1

: a small drawstring bag carried on the person

2

a

: a bag of small or moderate size for storing or transporting goods

specifically : a lockable bag for first-class mail or diplomatic dispatches

b

chiefly Scotland : pocket

c

: packet

3

: an anatomical structure resembling a pouch

pouched

ˈpau̇cht 

adjective

pouch

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verb

pouched; pouching; pouches

transitive verb

1

: to put or form into or as if into a pouch

2

: to transmit by pouch

intransitive verb

1

: to bulge in a manner suggesting a pouch

pouching cheeks

2

: to transmit mail or dispatches by pouch

Synonyms of pouch

Noun

• bag
• sack

Verb

• protrude
• poke
• bulge

Examples of pouch in a Sentence

Noun

He carried his money in a small leather pouch in his pocket.

we sealed the catnip in a cloth pouch and tossed it to the cat

Verb

as he grew older, the skin on his neck pouched

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

So if your toddler can chew food, probably any pouch would be appropriate as a snack. —Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026

Trooper, which sells a 75-item box equipped with water pouches, meal bars, and a hand-crank radio, designed to sustain a family of four for 72 hours, built its kits after the 2024 floods but has found an altogether different audience since the missile and drone volleys started, AGBI reported. —Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Verb

Limiting access to supplies is misguided when a pouching system, fitted by experts, is what allows people to live normally. —Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026

Read All About It Nicotine pouches like Zyn are all the rage. —Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English pouche, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English pocca bag

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Phrases Containing pouch

• retort pouch

Rhymes for pouch

• bouche
• couch
• crouch
• grouch
• ouch
• slouch
• vouch

Kids Definition

pouch

1 of 2 noun

ˈpau̇ch 

1

: a small bag that can be closed (as with a string)

tobacco pouch

2

: a structure in the form of a bag

especially : one for carrying the young on the abdomen of a female marsupial (as a kangaroo or opossum)

pouched

ˈpau̇cht 

adjective

pouch

2 of 2 verb

: to put or form into or as if into a pouch

Medical Definition

pouch

noun

ˈpau̇ch 

: an anatomical structure resembling a bag or pocket

a blind gastric pouch filled with bile and gastric juice

—The Journal of the American Medical Association